Federal Signal Corporation

Federal Signal Corporation is a global corporation with about 2,800 employees located in Oak Brook, Illinois. Federal Signal designs, develops and deploys solutions intended to protect people, property and the environment under brands including Federal Signal, Elgin, Bronto, Guzzler, Vactor, Victor, and Jetstream.

Federal Signal is best known for its variety of emergency lighting, industrial equipment, public safety solutions, and outdoor warning sirens.

Federal Signal was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901 as Federal Electric Co. by John Goehst and James and John Gilchrist.Samuel Insull later acquired the Company. The Company went public in 1969 under the leadership of Robert T. Gilchrist. Currently, the company has 12 manufacturing facilities in six different countries.

History

Federal Signal was founded as the Federal Electric Company in 1901 by brothers John and James Gilchrist and parter John Goehst, manufacturing and selling store signs lit by incandescent lamps. By 1915, they began manufacturing and selling electrically-operated mechanical sirens (such as the Q Siren and the Model 66 Siren).